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This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which The Constituent collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the https://the-constituent.com website ("Site"). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by The Constituent.

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the siteplace an orderfill out a formrespond to a survey and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, and/or phone number.

We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

Non-personal identification information

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Web browser cookies

Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance User experience. User's web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

How we use collected information

The Constituent collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:

To improve customer service

Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

To personalize user experience

We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.

To improve our Site

We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.

To process transactions

We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.

To send periodic emails

The email address Users provide for order processing, will only be used to send them information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. Our Site is also in compliance with PCI vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for Users.

Google Adsense

Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google\'s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to Users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses "non personally identifiable information" and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Compliance with children\'s online privacy protection act

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Site from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Constituent has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, revise the updated date at the bottom of this page,send you an email. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

The Constituent https://the-constituent.com info@the-constituent.com

This document was last updated: May 26, 2015

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Privacy and Terms of Service

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which The Constituent collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the https://the-constituent.com website ("Site"). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by The Constituent.

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the siteplace an orderfill out a formrespond to a survey and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, and/or phone number.

We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

Non-personal identification information

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Web browser cookies

Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance User experience. User's web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

How we use collected information

The Constituent collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:

To improve customer service

Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

To personalize user experience

We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.

To improve our Site

We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.

To process transactions

We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.

To send periodic emails

The email address Users provide for order processing, will only be used to send them information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. Our Site is also in compliance with PCI vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for Users.

Google Adsense

Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google\'s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to Users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses "non personally identifiable information" and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Compliance with children\'s online privacy protection act

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Site from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Constituent has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, revise the updated date at the bottom of this page,send you an email. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

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Mark U.

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About Sen. Mark

UDALL of Colorado. Madam President, it is humbling to stand here
to speak one final time with my colleagues as a United States Senator.

As a lifelong mountain climber, I have learned far more from the
mountains I did not summit, than those I did. Every climb, I have
found, offers a
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chance to look back and reflect, and standing here today gives me a
unique opportunity to appreciate just how far we have come.

For the past 18 years, my most rewarding challenge has been
exercising the power lent to me by the people of Colorado to fight on
their behalf, first in the State House and then in the U.S. Congress.
Throughout my career in public service--my 6 years in the U.S. Senate
being but one chapter--I have always been guided by the rugged
independence, strength and cooperative spirit that defines who we are
as Coloradans and as Westerners.

That spirit helped me craft solutions to long-standing problems in my
home State of Colorado. From my very first week in the U.S. Senate, I
worked at resolving the decades-long impasse between southern Colorado
ranchers and the U.S. Army, which uses the land surrounding Pinon
Canyon to train soldiers for deployment into war zones. After 5 years
of listening and lots of hard work, we reached a deal that protects the
property rights of landowners while ensuring our troops are prepared to
defend our Nation. It was a teamwork-oriented approach that reflected
Colorado's best problem-solving traditions.

I have said for years that Coloradans pull together come hell or high
water. Little did I know that this saying would prove itself to be true
during my time in the U.S. Senate, from wildfires that left thousands
homeless to a biblical flood in 2013 that swept over much of the Front
Range. Despite the partisan Federal Government shutdown of 2013, we
delivered more than $770 million in emergency flood support and
marshalled nearly $2.5 billion in additional Federal assistance so that
Colorado could rebuild better and stronger than before. This disaster
relief work includes conservation easements and watershed protection
funds to ward off future floods and a series of next-generation air
tankers to help us fight fires for decades to come. This is in addition
to the more immediate support needed to rebuild roads, bridges, and the
infrastructure that our communities depend on.

Our uniquely Western perspective holds that compromise is not
capitulation, and that we are stronger when every member of the
community has a seat at the table--not just the privileged. This is a
cause that my family has championed for generations and it is a creed
that should continue to drive all Coloradans who answer the call to
serve.

At this point in our politics, Americans are rightly impatient with
the willful, partisan gridlock and dysfunction in Washington. Yet, in
Colorado, we know that by working together we have been able to keep
our State moving forward and do our part to overcome Washington
silliness for the good of the Nation.

But even as we keep our eyes on the horizon and the work we still
have to do, it is also important that we protect our special way of
life--and safeguard our land, water and air for future generations. I
strongly believe that we do not inherit the earth from our parents--we
borrow it from our children. That is why I have championed efforts to
preserve our public lands and the special places and natural wonders
that define Colorado. Those efforts include creating new wilderness
areas around James Peak, ensuring that future generations can
experience the beauty of the Great Sand Dunes and Chimney Rock, and
turning Rocky Flats--a former nuclear weapons facility--into a wildlife
refuge. I will continue working hard to protect Brown's Canyon, which I
hope to see designated as a national monument in the days ahead.

Protecting these special places along with our clean air and water is
just part of the larger fight to confront the challenges and
opportunities posed by climate change. Colorado has long led the
Nation's pursuit of a balanced, forward-thinking energy strategy. Much
of the progress Colorado has made came after I fought alongside
Republican Speaker of the Colorado House Lola Spradley in 2004 to pass
our State's first renewable electricity standard. This was the Nation's
first democratically-passed renewable energy policy, and one which has
actually been strengthened and added to since it was created. Since
then, Colorado's renewable electricity standard has increased from its
start at 10 percent to the 30 percent it is today. It has become a
model for the Nation in how to create good-paying clean energy jobs
while fighting the causes of climate change.

I built on this effort in the U.S. Senate by successfully pushing to
extend the Production Tax Credit for wind energy. This has been a
years-long, bipartisan effort that I am proud to have led alongside
Senator Grassley from Iowa. From coming to the floor more than two-
dozen times to explain the importance of wind State-by-State and to
demand an extension in 2012, to fighting to extend the wind tax credit
again this year, I have never given up on Colorado's thriving wind-
energy industry and the more than 5,000 jobs it supports across the
State. This is the sort of common-sense, bipartisan policy that helps
hardworking American families today but is also part of implementing a
clean energy future for generations to come.

As a Nation, over the past few years, we have persevered through
difficult times to continue building toward a more perfect union. When
our country was faced with the possibility of another Great Depression,
we took decisive action--avoiding financial collapse, supporting 6
straight years of job growth in private industry, and making smart
investments in everything from repairing our crumbling roads to re-
invigorating Denver's historic Union Station. That is something to be
proud of. There's a lot more to be done--but it is important to pause
and note the successful milestones we have already reached on the road
to recovery.

Despite a flawed roll-out, the Nation's healthcare law has increased
access to quality health coverage for more than 400,000 Coloradans,
helped families lower expenses and plan their future with free
contraceptive care, and kept costs down for the first time in decades.
This is helping to keep families out of bankruptcy and making sure that
all Americans--not just the wealthiest among us--receive the care they
and their families deserve.

Thomas Jefferson once said that a true patriot loves her country not
just for what it is . . . but for what it can be. I think a country
where every family can rest easy knowing that they will never be left
in the cold again when it comes to accessing health care is a cause
worth fighting for, and I could not be more grateful to those who have
fought alongside me to make that a reality. At the same time, we must
also continue to monitor closely its implementation to ensure we
identify and correct any unexpected and uneven impacts on Coloradans
and Americans.

While protecting Americans from the abuses of an out-of-control
healthcare system is an achievement we should all celebrate, I have
been equally as passionate about upholding the Bill of Rights and
protecting our freedom and right to equality. We still have a ways to
go, but I am proud to have followed in the footsteps of so many great
leaders, including many in my own family, who fought to make sure
America lives up to the values enshrined in our Constitution.

Many of you may recall that my father, Mo, helped to integrate the
University of Arizona, when it was beset by racial divisions. My
grandfather, Levi, issued a famous court decision that recognized
Native Americans' constitutionally protected right to vote in our
elections. My uncle Stewart challenged discrimination in our Nation's
capital when he confronted the Washington football team to demand they
allow black athletes to play alongside white athletes. It has been
these examples among so many others that inspired me to take action
when I felt we were not living up to our constitutional ideals.

That includes leading the successful fight to repeal the military's
discriminatory ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy that had so shamefully
kept gay and lesbian Americans from openly serving their country in the
Armed Forces. It includes passing landmark hate crimes prevention
legislation and a law to make it easier for women to fight wage
discrimination.

While there is much work left to be done to protect our
constitutional rights, I am proud to have led the effort to reconcile
the enormous power of our Nation's intelligence agencies with the
bedrock principles of our democracy. We have proven that the choice
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between ensuring our security and protecting our privacy is a false
choice, and that we can keep faith with our Nation's founding
principles while also safeguarding our communities. So when the CIA
tortured people in the name of the Americans it was supposed to serve,
we were strong enough as a Nation to admit our mistakes and commit to
learning from this dark period in our Nation's history. That is why I
led the fight on the Intelligence Committee to declassify the findings
of our landmark report on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation
Program, to make sure that future presidents and intelligence community
leaders do not violate the principles that make America so exceptional.

These are all important accomplishments--but I would be remiss if I
did not acknowledge that true leadership is a team sport. I have been
fortunate to be surrounded by many people whose insights, counsel and
contributions have made me a stronger and more effective advocate for
Colorado. In particular, I want to point out that former Colorado U.S.
Senator Gary Hart has been a key, trusted advisor and a dear friend
throughout my 18 years of public service. I want to thank my Chief of
Staff, Michael Sozan, who has guided my Senate office with a steady
hand for the last 6 years . . . and my State Director, Jen Rokala, who
I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 15 years as we
served the people of Colorado. I also want to thank Joe Britton, my
Deputy Chief of Staff; Jake Swanton, my Legislative Director; John
Fossum, my administrative director; and Mike Saccone, my Communications
Director, for ably guiding me and my office.

Even before coming to the Senate, I had the pleasure of working with
many dedicated people who put everything on the line to better serve
Colorado. I want to thank Alan Salazar, my former Chief of Staff, along
with Laura Davis, Lisa Carpenter, Stan Sloss, Doug Young, Cookab
Hashemi, and Tara Trujillo for their guidance, patience, and good
humor. I also want to thank two staffers who have been with me from the
start: Jennifer Barrett, one of my most trusted advisers, and Carter
Ellison, my constituent services director. The list of talented and
driven people who have worked with me over the years is too long to
read but their commitment to serving Colorado and our Nation fills me
with awe. I will miss my team greatly.

It also has been my honor to serve as a member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee for the last 6 years--and on the House Armed
Services Committee before that. During that time, I had the privilege
of working on behalf of the tremendous men and women who defend our
Nation. I have witnessed their great courage, professionalism and
commitment in performing dangerous missions in Iraq, Afghanistan,
Djibouti and other places around the world. I have been humbled by the
indomitable spirit of our wounded warriors recovering at Walter Reed,
Bethesda and in Colorado. I have mourned our fallen. Their sacrifice,
and the loss that is borne by their families and a grateful Nation, is
never far from my mind. To all those who have served, and to all their
loved ones, I offer my deepest thanks and my never ending gratitude.

When I first came to the U.S. Senate, I told my colleagues that we
were not elected to solve Democratic or Republican problems, but to
find uniquely American solutions to our toughest challenges. Just like
mountain climbers who are all on the same rope, we know that we are all
in this together--and that we are only truly successful when we all
succeed together.

The great writer Wallace Stegner challenged us to build communities
to match our scenery. In a narrow sense, that means that we should
strive to make our society as beautiful and thriving as the natural
landscape that surrounds us. But in a broader sense, it also means that
our communities should bring out the best in us, and that we should
never stop building on the uniquely independent yet cooperative spirit
that makes Colorado great.

That is the spirit that has guided me throughout my time in public
service, and it is the spirit that will continue to guide me as I find
new ways to keep Colorado and our country moving forward.

It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be a United States
Senator from Colorado and I will be forever grateful for having had the
challenge and the opportunity to serve our great country.